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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 8, 1919 
Retained After-birth 
Cows can be made to clean easily 
without using force. 
When cows do not clean properly after 
calving, it indicates a germ infection which 
is likely to run through the entire herd and 
result in Abortion and Barrenness. 
The after-birth should be removed at once 
without force by means of the B-K douche 
and the cow treated to prevent her becoming 
an abortcr or sterile. Authorities state that 
while there is no absolute cure, for abortion 
and sterility, nevertheless the infection can 
be controlled by prompt treatment and the 
animal saved for successful breeding. 
B-K is scientifically correct for this work. 
Used as a douche for the uterus, it quickly 
brings the after-birth, dissolves the slimy 
albuminous matter, kills the germs, stops 
discharges and controls the infection. B-K 
does not cause straining, but is soothing and 
heals the tissues. 
Send for “evidence” and free Bulletin No. 
52 “Contagious Abortion.” . If your dealer 
does not have B-K send us his name. 
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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Comparison of Breeds of Swine 
What kind of pig would bo the most 
profitable to handle? I would like your 
judgment on Berkshire. Hampshire and 
Poland China. Also, would you describe 
the Yorkshire and Tamworth as to color, 
build, size, and are they quiet or uneasy 
breeds ? s. 
Cuba, N. Y. 
Whether or not you choose representa¬ 
tives of the Berkshire, Hampshire or Po¬ 
land China breeds is relatively immate¬ 
rial, for it is possible to choose individuals 
from either of these breeds—specimens 
that will convert your feeds and pasture 
grasses into pork at a profit—if they are 
well managed and generously fed. Within 
the corn belt the Poland China is one of 
the very popular breeds. Likewise there 
are more Hampshires on corn-belt farms 
than Berkshires; however, through 
East and certain sections of Pennsylvania 
the Berkshire has a very distinct follow¬ 
ing, and at our Eastern shows there are 
more of this type of hogs on parade than 
either the Hampshire or Poland China. 
not be faulted, as they are docile and at¬ 
tentive to their young. 
Feeding Brood Sow 
Will you tell me the best feed for a 
Poland China sow? She is two years 
old and has had three litters of pigs, 32 
in all. Last Fall she had 12, but she was 
so fat she lay on some.and stepped on 
them until we only had five to sell, and 
two or three were small. What is the 
best feed to make her next litter strong 
and larger, and she not so fat? Is tank¬ 
age good? How much should I give her? 
I feed her about 3 qts. of wheat mid¬ 
dlings and potato peelings, cabbage, beets, 
etc., twice a day. She has a large yard 
and large dry pen to sleep in, and is such 
a good mother we do not want to sell her, 
but will have to if she does not do better 
next time. MRS. B. 
New Hartford, Conn. 
It is very difficult to keep Poland China 
the sows from putting on excess flesh during 
their gestation period unless great care is 
exercised in the selection of feed and in 
regulating the amount fed each day. This 
breed of swine is especially noted for 
early maturity and flesh-making qualities, 
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BERKSHIRES 
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Large Berkshires 
4T HIGH WOOD: 
Dur customers write our advts. Letter from 
3. F. Porteus, Sunbury, Pa.: "Am enclosing mcas- 
irements of the boar. He is the best Berkshire here- 
xbouts and is doing much to popularize Berkshires.'' 
I. C. & H. B. Harpending, Box 15, Dundee, N.Y. 
Big Type Berkshires 
Public Sale of 60 Head 
on Feb. 22nd, 1919 
BRED SOWS AND GILTS 
Atteud this sale if on the market for tlio very 
best and biggest hogs the breed produces. 
C. H. CARTER, Whilguem Farm, West Chester, Pa. 
Champion Berkshires 
We breed the large size prolific Berkshire, the kind 
with big hone, broad, thick hacks, long deep thick 
hams. Write for circular showing photographs of 
our prize-winning boars, sows and harrows. We of¬ 
fer fall and summer pigs hot h sexes, boars ready for 
service and sows bred to our Grand Champion sires. 
HOOD FARM, - Lowell, Mass. 
- Al It A HI n M T - 
Registered Berkshires 
We offer extra fine spring and summer pigs, both 
sexes, at very attractive prices. These are mostly by 
Albamont Ouke, an outstanding son of Successors 
Double 208932, and out of daughters of Successors 
Duke 10th, a great prize-winning son of Lord Pre¬ 
miers Successor 161600. Write for price list and pedi¬ 
grees. We offer the 1917 first prize International 
Shropshire ram at an attractive price. 
J. C. HAARTZ, 10 High St., BOSTON, MASS. 
Anedjo Berkshires 
Are bred for size and qualify combined 
The big, mellow, easy feeding type, with neat bends, 
broad backs and E X T It A IIKAT Y 11 A M S. 
Foundation herds, service boars, brood sowsand pigs 
H. M. TERWILLIGER.Mgr. Anedjo Farm,Webster, Mass. 
BERKSHIRES 
Service Boars, 20 Tried sows and gilts bred for 
early spring: farrow. Open gilts. Pigs all ages, 
both sexes. Write for list or come and see them. 
H. GRIMSHAW, North East. Pa. 
Slone’s Berkshires 
We offer twenty sows, bred to sons of “Epochal” 
and “Superior” for Spring farrowing. Also Summer 
boars for service and a line bunch of August and 
I September pigs—either sex—at attractive prices 
1 RICHARD H. STONE, Trumansburg, N.Y. 
A Sclf-fccdcr of Four Tons C 
It would be prudent in your ease to se¬ 
lect the breed of swine that you hold in 
the highest favor, taking pains, however, 
to select the breed that is popular in your 
district, especially if you are desirous of 
selling breeding animals to local custom¬ 
ers. It is true that breeds do differ in 
conformation, type, age of maturity, and 
the ability to produce large vigorous lit¬ 
ters, yet a careful buyer and compe¬ 
tent judge of live stock can find within 
any of our modern breeds representatives 
that will serve as efficient transfer ma¬ 
chines. 
Concerning the Yorkshire and Tam- 
worth breeds, let it be said that both of 
these represent the bacon type. The 
Yorkshire is white in color and the Tam¬ 
worth a reddish brown. Both of them 
evidence unusual length of body and yield 
large litters. These breeds are popular 
in certain districts where dairying is the 
main industry, and where cream and but¬ 
ter are marketed, leaving the by-products, 
such as buttermilk and skim-milk, avail¬ 
able for use in feeding pigs. There are 
very few of our local markets, however, 
that make any distinction between the 
price paid for bacon hogs and that paid 
for lard hogs. It is with more difficulty 
that the bacon type is prepared for mar¬ 
ket, and naturally there should be a sub¬ 
stantial difference in price. Neither the 
Tain worth nor the Yorkshire is as well 
suited to pen feeding as our representa¬ 
tives of the lard type, inasmuch as their 
disposition prompts them to rove around 
in the pasture field. The Yorkshire breed 
is very popular in many districts for 
cross-breeding purposes, as they are very 
prepotent; the mothers are very gener¬ 
ous milkers and all of them possess feed¬ 
ing qualities of the highest degree. Nat¬ 
urally the representatives of these two 
breeds are upstanding and do not reach 
maturity at as early an age as do repre¬ 
sentatives of either of the breeds that you 
first mentioned. Their dispositions could 
opacity on an Illinois Farm. 
and it is reasonable to believe that the 
very conditions you describe were due to 
the fact that the sow was over-fed and 
over-fat at farrowing time, and that she 
could not take care of her pigs properly. 
I have found Alfalfa hay and ground 
oats a very satisfactory ration for brood 
sows. If they are thin in flesh, then the 
addition of some corn to the ration is ad¬ 
vantageous, and as farrowing ap¬ 
proaches much is to be gained by adding 
10 per cent of digester tankage to the 
mixture. The Poland China was devel¬ 
oped in the corn belt, where corn was 
available in large quantities, and they 
have developed a flesh-making habit that 
is quite natural to their type, consequent¬ 
ly the breeding animals must be supplied 
with more bulky feeds, and there is noth¬ 
ing superior to Alfalfa hay in this re¬ 
spect. A ton of Alfalfa hay contains 175 
lbs. of ash and mineral matter; thus it 
will he seen that the use of this legume 
in a ration for breeding animals is vitally 
important. You cannot afford to feed 
wheat middlings to a grown pig. 
The refuse from the kitchen can be 
used in liberal quantities, but here again 
you are very apt to supply excessive 
amounts of flesh-forming foods which will 
prompt inactivity and laziness on the part 
of the animal, and exercise is funda¬ 
mental if the sow is to yield healthy, vig¬ 
orous pigs. If the sow is in reasonable 
flesh at mating season, a safe rule to base 
your calculation upon will be to permit 
her to gain from ^ to 1 lb. per day dur¬ 
ing her gestation period. If she gets 
fat and lazy, reduce her feed and insist 
that some exercise be a part of her daily 
routine. If she refuses to take exercise 
on her own account, be tactful and place 
the feed at the other end of the yard, thus 
compelling her to take some exercise, and 
if necessary turn her down the lane in 
order that she can take a walk each day, 
particularly as her farrowing day ap- 
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Springbank Berkshires 
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Sows and Gilts brod for Spring litters that I 
am offering are bred to high class hoars. 
Send for price and historic pedigrees. 
J. E. WATSON, - Marbledale, Conn. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE 
Wo have some excellent bred sows due in March 
and April. Other young stock all sold. Satisfaction 
guar nteed or money refunded. 
LOCUST LODGE FAItM, C. W. Kuehler. La Orangeville, X. T. 
Registered BERKSHIRES 
Fall pigs—both sexes. Good Breeding. Excellent con¬ 
dition. Taking orders for Spring pigs. Epochal strain. 
MIIMU.KBKOOK FARM, Allenliiirst, N. J. 
Cat Rock Farm BERKSHIRES 
Wo have a largo number of extra fine open s 'id bred 
gilts and a few tried sows, 10 of which farrowed 133 
pigs. Also spring boars ready for service. All stock 
cholera immuned. CAT ROCK FARM, Westwood, Mass. 
BERKSHIRES at Wiant Farms 
Cortland, Ohio. Mr.Wiant—"The boar arrived all 
right and is a good one. You may ship me two sows 
in plac.o of one as 1 ordered. R. N. 1>UKES.” Stock 
shipped on approval, C. O. D. David Wiant, Hyutington Mills, Pa. 
I ARGE BERKSHIRES. Masterpiece and Baron May hell 
L breeding. Large husky, spring boars. Herd headers. 
Bred gilts. Fall pigs. No kin. Best of quality. Cholera 
immuned. Bargains. BROOKSIDE STOCK FARMS. Prospect, Ohio 
Rorlrchiro Qnu/c bred for spring farrow; fall 
DerKSnire OUWS pigs. Best of breeding. 
UEESE MELOY, . West Alexander, I’a. 
Reg.Berkshire Pigs SoHersow: 
Mrs. EDITH FRENCH, Westwood, Mass. 
DOGS 
For Sale— Airedale Puppies ft" 
from exceptionally intelligent, highly trained 
parents.tHuskies that can now be shipped anywhere. 
S10 to S15, with pedigreo. GEORGE H. ELY,New Hope, Pa. 
Airedales and Collies o‘ f ea a e i 3 i 
pups, grown dogs, and brood matrons. Large in¬ 
structive list, 5c. W. R. WATSON, Box 1745. Oakland. Iowa 
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